2013 STATE OF THE RTA Tucson Utility Contractors Association Meeting

May 2, 2013

CHERIE CAMPBELL

RTA Interim Executive Director

DELIVERING OUR PROMISE

123 intersection improvements

46 pedestrian crossings

63 bus pullouts

58 signalization improvements

105 miles of sidewalks

180 miles of bikeways

STREETCAR PROJECT CONSTRUCTION

CONSTRUCTION ON DOWNTOWN LINKS

MAGEE ROAD CONSTRUCTION

GROUNDBREAKING AT HOUGHTON

STEVE CHRISTY

RTA Chair

WHAT LIES AHEAD FOR THE RTA Challenges and Opportunities

1) ENHANCED OVERSIGHT

2) STREETCAR PROJECT ECONOMIC

IMPACT

3) FUTURE OF THE RTA – REVENUES

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The CART

will meet a

little more

often to

review RTA

activities.

The RTA

will provide

more

reports for

CART

critical

review.

First

Report:

Safety

Element –

Intersection

Upgrades

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$209

million in

private

capital

spending

downtown

, 2008-

2013

STREETCAR PROJECT

Track construction should be

completed by late July

MainStreet supports

businesses during construction

First vehicle to be delivered

this summer

Service is expected to begin in

2014

Revenues

Sales tax revenues are still

climbing year over year

Still below FY 2006-07 revenues

Something we need to watch

More bonding

Impact on project scheduling

FUTURE OF THE RTA – REVENUES

KELLE MASLYN

CART Committee Chair

RTA OVERSIGHT

RTA Ballot – project parameters

Streetcar progress

Review of RTA reports

Roadway

Safety

Transit

Environmental & Economic Vitality

JIM DEGROOD

RTA Transportation Services Director

FUTURE OF THE RTA – PROJECTS IN 2013

Roadway – 11 projects under

construction; 14 in planning & design

Safety – 4 bus pullouts under

construction; 1 intersection under

construction; another in design

Transit – Streetcar tracks construction

to be completed in late July

Environment, Economic Vitality –

more bikeway improvements

regionwide

ROADWAY ELEMENT

ROADWAY PROJECTS UNDER

CONSTRUCTION

Magee Road, Mona Lisa – La Cañada

Magee/Cortaro Farms, Mona Lisa – Thornydale

Sahuarita Road, Phase II

La Cañada, Ina to River

Grant Road at Oracle

22nd & Kino Overpass

Downtown Links: St. Mary’s Section

Houghton Road, Irvington to Valencia

La Cholla Blvd, Magee to Overton (Cañada del

Oro wash bridge)

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TRANSIT ELEMENT

TRANSIT HIGHLIGHTS

79 transit services implemented to

date

Streetcar project – under

construction

XXX project in design

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The

streetcar

tracks here

are being

installed

along

Granada,

just west of

the Tucson

Convention

Center.

Streetcar

Maintenanc

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Storage

Facility on

8th Street.

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STREETCAR PROJECT

SAFETY ELEMENT

SAFETY

Projects Completed: 323

Under Construction: 7

In Design: 49

SAFETY IMPROVEMENT

1. Go Through

2. Make a U

3. Right at the Light

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Public

feedback

strongly

supported

new bus

pullouts as

part of the

RTA plan.

ECONOMIC VITALITY,

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT, ECONOMIC HIGHLIGHTS

The RTA MainStreet Small Business Assistance

has worked with more than 4,500 businesses,

including over 400 that received confidential

business consulting services

69 Greenways, Pathways, Bikeways and

Sidewalks Completed

7 Wildlife Linkages Completed

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MainStreet

participates

in project

meetings

and has

consultants

who meet

with clients

one-on-one

in the area

up to a ¼

mile from

the project.

RTA FINANCIAL PICTURE

RTA FINANCIAL STATISTICS

$450.6 million in excise taxes

collected to date

$150 million in bonds issued

$732 million committed to projects

$481.6 million expended on project

related reimbursements

RTA EXPENDITURE BY ELEMENT

$1,169

58%

$180

9%

$115

6%

$534

27%

Roadway

Safety

Environmental & Economic Vitality

Transit

Planned Distribution of

Expenditures by Element

(millions)

$249

53%

$72

15%

$22

5%

$126

27%

Actual Distribution of Expenditures

by Element (millions)

$411,287

$36,400

$195,345

$43,778

$6,560

$4,246

$865

$4,900

$1,338 $8,291

$12,265 $61

City of Tucson

Sahuarita

Pima County

Marana

Oro Valley

South Tucson

Pascua Yaqui

Pima Council on

Aging Tohono O'odham

RTA/PAG

ADOT

AZ Game & Fish

FUTURE BONDING

$9.6 M low balance

uncommitted thru

FY 17: $52.8 M

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RTA Fund …

RTA HIGHLIGHTS

The RTA plan continues to be a

regional success story

The RTA set the stage for

combining roads and transit, as

well as bike, wildlife and business

considerations into one plan

Delivering on our promise to Pima

County voters

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